Home values, rents and more in El Centro, CA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How El Centro compares
The typical home in El Centro, CA is worth about $392,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in El Centro are about the same as the typical value in the El Centro metro area ($382,000) and 7% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in El Centro rose 5.6%, compared with +4.7% in the El Centro metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,573 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 13% below the El Centro metro area ($1,803) and 19% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $53,082, against $57,681 in the El Centro metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 44,240 people live in El Centro (American Community Survey 2020–24).
El Centro has the 4th-highest typical home value of the 7 cities in the El Centro metro area and the 236th-lowest of 886 in California with Zillow figures.
Part of: Imperial County, CA · El Centro metro area · California
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.